jpdb beta

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

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coming; going

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

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to the end; entirely; in full

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

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old fox; old-timer; schemer

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to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job

1

you; people

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

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temporarily; short period; once; one morning

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to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

4

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

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estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

one's thought and beliefs

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the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

1

clique; faction

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

interest; rights; concession

1

division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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probability; likelihood

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that's the way it is; such is life

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I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

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to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

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all the more; still more

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usefulness

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worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

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factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions

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striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

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national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

4

power balance; balance of power

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intervention

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shamelessly; brazenly

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working twice as hard; working day and night; doing simultaneously

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political strife

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

3

rule; government; administration

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation

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principal occupation; core business

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to worry about; to be vexed

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